Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound in many churches. Yet another centuries-old practice has remained in some ...

IWROTE the other day about once-common bell sounds that have all but disappeared, and one of them was the doorbell. One of my grandchildren has a book that features a long vertical panel of ...

From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

For people feeling restless, anxious or increasingly alienated during the coronavirus crisis, many Connecticut towns are suggesting a round of bell ringing. Neighborhoods in at least a half-dozen ...